One of my new year's resolutions is to occasionally post articles and blogs over here at my LJ account. It’s also time to write down my annual resolutions and goals for 2009. Here goes:

WRITING GOALS

1) Finish writing Assassin 3.

2) Write rough drafts of Assassin 4 and 5.

3) Revise Spy and Spy 2.

4) Write my urban fantasy western idea that I’ve been thinking about for a while now.

5) Pick one of my young adult ideas and write the darn book.

6) Write a heist book (think the new series Leverage on TNT, which I totally love).

READING GOALS

1) Read 75 books this year.

2) Catch up on all the series that I’ve fallen behind in (like Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files).

3) Read buzzy new releases in a more timely fashion so I know what the heck people are talking about.

PROFESSIONAL GOALS

1) Sell more books

2) Sell books in a new series or in a new genre (like young adult)

3) Network and promote more (even though my next book won’t come out until 2010).

PERSONAL GOALS

1) Make more time for my friends and family.

2) Relax and take things in stride.

3) Stop being so scheduled and regimented.

4) Have more fun.

5) Try new things.

Can you tell that I like goals?

I doubt I’ll keep all of these, but they give me something to shoot for. And admittedly, some of them are completely out of my control, like selling more books. Don’t know if that will happen or not, given the craptastic economy. Editors are being very selective these days. But I’m going to keep writing the best books I can. So we’ll see what happens.

What are some of your goals for 2009? Share in the comments.